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So Stern can do a legitimate disservice to the NBA by vetoing a trade out of nowhere and get away with it, yet when Pop rests his starters he gets fined a quarter million? Really Stern? Is your ego not big enough already? Is anyone else hoping Pop goes out of his way to make a mockery of the league next time he wants to do this? Like maybe he tells Duncan, Parker and Manu to stay out one minute past curfew so he can suspend them or something.

I would understand if Stern thought this was bad for the league and for the spirit of the game, and sent out a memo saying: For now of, if you bench healthy players who are normally in your line-up, then you will risk a fine from the NBA.

But without warning, doing this? It's crazy. Why didn't he do this last year when teams were doing it? Bosh, James and Wade all sat the last game of the season. And the second last game. The Suns and the Raptors bench 3 guys last night and gave them DNP's. Is Stern going to fine them?